MONDAY'S AFTERNOON HEADLINES MARCH 15TH, 2010
**BOTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ROCHELLE WILL MEET TONIGHT AS THE DISCUSSION WILL CENTER AROUND TEACHER CUTS DUE TO THE LACK OF STATE FUNDING.
**THE CITY OF ROCHELLE HELD A CENSUS RALLY TODAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. INFORMATION SHOULD BE MAILED TO HOMES IN THE HUB CITY THIS WEEK.
**1 PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED FOLLOWING A HOUSE FIRE SUNDAY IN DIXON.
**ILLINOIS GOVERNOR PAT QUINN AND THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ARE LEADING A PUSH TO GET KIDS OUTDOORS.
**RENOVATION WORK FOR MEMORIAL PARK AND THE PARKING LOTS ISSUE AT ATWOOD PARK TOPS THE AGENDA THIS EVENING FOR THE FLAGG-ROCHELLE COMMUNITY PARK DISTRICT BOARD.
**FULL BODY SCANS BEGAN TODAY AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN CHICAGO. PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT THE EXTRA STRONG X-RAYS CAN SUBMIT INSTEAD TO A PATDOWN.
**SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN OREGON WILL MEET THIS EVENING AT 5:30 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. THE MAJOR DISCUSSION DEALS WITH STAFF CUTS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
**THE JACKPOT TONIGHT IN THE LOTTO GAME TOTALS 7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A SINGLE WINNER.
SPORTS
**THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK. THE TOP 4 SEEDS ARE KANSAS, KENTUCKY, DUKE, AND SYRACUSE.
**ILLINOIS, NORTHWESTERN, AND ILLINOIS STATE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE NIT.
**THE BULLS LOOK TO SNAP A 7-GAME LOSING STREAK TOMORROW NIGHT AT MEMPHIS. WRHL'S PRE-GAME SHOW BEGINS AT 6:30.
**THE BLACKHAWKS WILL BE WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF BRIAN CAMPBELL FOR SEVERAL GAMES AS HE BROKE HIS COLLARBONE DURING SUNDAY'S LOSS TO WASHINGTON.
**MARCH MADNESS RETURNS TO ILLINOIS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SUPER-SECTIONAL GAMES IN THE BOYS CLASS 3A AND 4A STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS.